It looks like nine years of Conservative rule came to an end as Canada’s opposition Liberal Party is heading for a big victory in general elections, early results show.
The Liberals, led by Justin Trudeau, are leading in 171 electoral districts.
The son of late Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau is now poised to form a majority government, Canada’s CBC and CTV networks predict.
Incumbent Conservative PM Stephen Harper – who was fighting for a fourth term – is leading in 91 districts.
But the left-leaning New Democratic Party (NDP) looks set to lose a third of the 28 seats it held in the last parliament, according to CBC
To form a majority government, a party needs 170 seats in the 338-member parliament.
